Standing Stone Games is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the D&D franchise with a boatload of content giveaways in Dungeons and Dragons Online. From now until February 11, players will be able to use the code “FREEDDO2024” to claim a total of 47 quest packs for free. The bundle is basically the same as last spring’s free content giveaway but [...]
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Airship Syndicate has dropped its first roadmap of the year for Wayfinder, outlining the new features and content coming to the action MMORPG in the first quarter of 2024. First on the docket is the job board, which went live for testing with this week’s patch, giving players a way to earn additional XP, Reward Tower keys, and other in-game [...]
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Despite the World of Warcraft community’s poor reception of the Archaeology system, Blizzard is taking another stab at relic hunting mini-games with the Azerothian Archives public event. The new gameplay system will arrive as part of next week’s Seeds of Renewal update and will task players with scouring the Dragon Isles every hour to excavate archaeological finds and complete research [...]
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Most MMORPG players have been conditioned to regard caves as treacherous mazes crawling with aggressive mobs, often with valuable loot hidden deep within it. In Book of Travels, however, they’re safe havens where players will be able to take shelter from the elements. In the case of the newly added caves along Braided Shore’s southern beaches, they’ll also find fisherman [...]
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Dune: Awakening teaser reels continue to roll in a year-and-a-half since the Dune-inspired open world survival MMO was announced back in August 2022. The latest one offers a brief introduction to the upcoming game to mark the opening of the game’s official TikTok page. In the new reel, Funcom chief creative officer Joel Bylos shines the spotlight on the setting [...]
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There seems to be no end to the layoffs happening in the video game and tech industries as Discord announces that it’s letting of 17% of its workforce on top of the 4% that were let go back in August. 170 employees are being dismissed in the VOIP platform’s latest round of layoffs as it works to sharpen its focus [...]
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Palworld will finally be taking the next step in its development as the critter-collecting multiplayer survival sandbox enters early access to January 19. Developer Pocket Pair initially planned to release the game in 2022, but quietly pushed it back with no ETA until today. According to the Early Access FAQ, the game will launch with a $29.99 price tag on [...]
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The war between bots and developers has been raging since the dawn of MMORPGs, as botters continue to create a sweatshop of characters to farm gold, resources, and sometimes even quests while developers try to stop them. Back in the day, all that was needed to get rid of bots was to block their path with an object since bots [...]
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Triune Studios starts off an entire year of development and polishing for Eternal Tombs with a new teaser trailer that offers a sneak peek at how magic will work in the dungeon master-controlled MMORPG. The teaser trailer starts off with a warning that hints at a magic system that will presumably revolve around the use of magically imbued items. The [...]
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Hi-Rez Studios and Titan Forge have officially unveiled SMITE 2, the highly awaited Unreal Engine 5-powered sequel to the mythology-inspired MOBA. “The battleground of the gods has evolved,” touts the devs. The big reveal took place during the SMITE World Championship kick-off event yesterday, promising improved matchmaking and new game modes with the same core gameplay and mechanics as the [...]
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